Aliens

PicDeep — Deep Blue, leader of the aliens in TMM

Aliens

The aliens are the main villains of Tokyo Mew Mew and some of its spinoffs. In the English dub, they're called Cyniclons (presumably a play on the word cynical), but in the original series and most of its dubs, the species went unnamed. The aliens are distant relatives of humans (sometimes theorized to actually be a primitive form of human), but have several key physical differences, including long pointed ears, small fangs, slit pupils, and incredibly pale skin (although that is possibly due to the fact that they live underground).

With the exception of Deep Blue and the Blue Knight, the aliens are all named after baked goods, specifically ones with crusts. In the dub, they're instead named after negative traits. In the spin-off manga Tokyo Mew Mew Olé!, the aliens are named after caffeinated drinks. It could be said that each series' aliens names should follow a common theme.

Several of the canon aliens' weapons are based on weapons from Okinawan martial arts (eg. Quiche's sais in the first anime and tonfas in the manga and second anime, and Pie's bō in the second anime).

Important Aliens

In Tokyo Mew Mew, the aliens are overwhelmingly antagonistic. The only exception is the Blue Knight who serves as Ichigo's protector.

Deep Blue
Blue Knight
Quiche
Pie
Tart
Gâteau du Roi (PlayStation game exclusive)

Chimera Anima

Para Para Infusion — A parasite infusing a rat

Aliens also have the ability to create and control Chimera Anima (also called Kirema Anima, Predasites, and Chimeri). Chimera Anima are created when jellyfish-like creatures known as Parasite Aliens (also called Infusers or Para Para), which are controlled by one of the aliens, merge with a normal plant, animal, or human, and turn them into hostile monsters. Mews seem to be immune to these infusers.

History

The aliens originally hailed from Earth, but roughly three million years ago they were forced to leave. After a series of disasters (presumably natural disasters, though it's never specified) that brought them to the brink of extinction, the aliens were forced to flee the Earth and relocate to an inhospitable, unnamed planet. The surface of the new planet was not able to support them, so they were forced to live underground for three million years. They never truly forgot about Earth and eventually returned with the intention of reclaiming it as their home.

2020 Re-Turn

This section may have spoilers for the recent manga chapters.

Important Aliens

The aliens, excluding Gâteau du Roi, make an appearance in this manga. Only Quiche, Pie, and Tart play a role, with Deep Blue only being referred to in a brief flashback.

Chimera Anima

It is shown that the Chimera Anima are affected highly by human intervention, rather than that of the aliens. No infusions are made by alien parasites, but instead the transformations seem to be emotionally charged, as Mew Ichigo is seen taming a wild Chimera Anima by comforting it.

Because the Chimera Anima in this manga is seen fusing with a train after it is placed under extreme stress, it is possible that the Chimera Anima have the ability to merge with non-organic things. This didn't appear to be the case in the main series, since the infusers tended to affect and transform living things.

In Fanfiction

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Galaxy Mew Mew

In Galaxy Mew Mew, the Chimera Anima are relatively the same with some minor differences in how they function and who created them. In this series, their creators are not the canon aliens in TMM, but another alien entirely named Ehne. Furthermore, the Chimera Anima do not seem to remove themselves from the animals or creatures they possess. Rather, an infected living host morphs into this being, replacing them entirely. Even when the jellyfish-like creature is extracted from a defeated body, the original host is no longer salvageable. This makes the Chimera Anima in the story much more dangerous than in the original series and raises the stakes for the humans who fled the planet.

Mythical Mew Mew

In Mythical Mew Mew, the race of aliens are given a proper demonym; Lemurian, a reference to the name of a hypothetical lost continent, sometimes known as Mu.

After the defeat of Deep Blue at the hands of Tokyo Mew Mew, Quiche, Tart, and Pie brought the remaining Mu Aqua back to Lemuria. With that, the Lemurians were able to make their planet habitable, with some sections even flourishing. The majority of Lemurians were just happy to finally be at peace, no longer fighting against the elements, no longer fending off starvation, no longer wondering how much their population will have dwindled when morning comes.

Though most of Deep Blue's former followers moved on with their lives and embraces the rapid changes, a minority remained bitter towards Earth and its inhabitants, more specifically, towards Tokyo Mew Mew. This minority, known as Deep Blue's Disciples, continued to believe that their former god was a kind and benevolent deity who only wanted the best for His people. The three young Lemurians who witnessed his downfall and testified to his cruelty were labelled as liars, heretics. The Disciples also believed that Gâteau du Roi was killed in cold blood by the Mew Mews.

Mythical Mew Mew also contains RoyalMinty's headcanons about the aliens and their culture. One such headcanon is that their age of majority is as young as twelve or thirteen, another is that their native language is related to ancient Sumerian.

Tokyo Mew Mew: Replaced

In TMMR, the aliens reappear as the story progresses.

Tokyo Mew Mew Sucre Glace

Cannolo is a supporting character and Mew ally, belonging to the same race as the canon aliens. [He was initially intended to represent Deep Blue along with Quiche, Pie, Tart and Gateau; however, his powers failed to mature before Deep Blue's awakening and he was left behind on the planet's hostile environment during the events of Tokyo Mew Mew.]